On debate following the decision: “I think that really what
the problem is, is anytime you have a close fight, there’s no point
system. I’ve won plenty of [wrestling] matches by one or two
points. And it was a close match, but I still won it. With MMA,
since there’s no point system, they don’t put up who won each round
[immediately after the round] so each fighter’s aware of it. It
leaves a lot of ambiguity and it leaves a lot of opinion in the
fights. Basically for the way the decision went, I think that both
people fighting their hearts out, they’re always going to feel like
they won. Because in a way when you put everything on the line and
you give the best that you have, you have won in a sense.”

On one judging giving her all three rounds: “I was even a
little confused about the 30-27 because I would have said that I
won two of the rounds, the first and third round, and I could
understandably say that I didn’t win the [second] round because she
was attacking submissions. The only justification that I saw might
have influenced it is that I got the takedown to put her on the
ground for the submission attacks, and then I got out, and then I
finished on her back. That might be where maybe that judge felt two
takedowns were … I don’t know really. I think she did very strong
submission attempts and I had to work really hard to get out of
them. Me personally, I didn’t think that I won that round.”

On not rushing her MMA career: “I have my peace of mind in
my wrestling career. I’m doing this because I enjoy doing it. It’s
not about skyrocketing to the top and it’s not about making a bunch
of money or people knowing my name. This is about the journey for
me. I really want to have a good, solid career, and at the end I
want to look and say I’m a skilled mixed martial artist. … I could
go in probably and take people down and hold them down and win
decisions, but it just isn’t what I’m interested in being.”

On learning from her bout against Baszler: “I’ve learned so
much from this last fight. The length of time I kept it on the feet
-- I mean, I have so much to go back and work on and so many things
to tweak. That’s the exciting part for me.”

On future opponents: “Basically whoever’s at the top is the
person I have my bull’s-eye on. Whoever’s the number one girl at
135 and anyone ranked above me, that’s who I want to fight. I like
the fact that I’m working my way up the ladder and fighting a huge
variety of different opponents, some strikers and some grapplers. I
want to be a good, well-rounded mixed martial artist. It takes time
and it takes experience. It takes revealing mistakes and going back
to the room and correcting them. I’m really happy with this route.
If I wanted to, I could make a big deal and sign with Strikeforce
and be doing it really soon, but I don’t feel like I need any rush.
I just want to get better.”